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Kirschbaum, Asher
🇳🇿FIDE 39903257· Male· New Zealand· Born in 2015
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Asher Kirschbaum, a 11-year-old player, is rated 1666 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +127 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Open, 2025 Oceania Youth Championship U10 Open, and ACC Club Championships 2025 Rounds 8-9. Also played 7 rapid events (including Summit Rapid March Open Division 2026) recently.
Competes for New Zealand since Sep 2025. At junior level, he reached #5 and #4 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1666
Standard
Rpd1777·Blz1632
All-time high
1666
at best
May 2026 · age 11
May 2026 · age 11
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#121,862
#121,862 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
5th U12 player nationally
at age 11 · rated 1666
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+127 Elo)
1539 → 1666
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 11
May 2026
All-time peak 1666
at age 11
May 2026
2025
Switched federation: USA → NZL
at age 10
Sep 2025
4th U10 player nationally
at age 10 · rated 1539
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Oceania Youth Chess Championships 2026 Under 12 - Under 20 Openperf 1919 (+253) · 5/8 · #64
Evolution
+127
1539 → 1666
Tournaments
11
49 games
Score
25/ 4951.0%
22W8D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/8 | #64 | 1919 | +95.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #31 | 1780 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #51 | 969 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #38 | 1498 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #31 | 2053 | +0.8 |
Rankings
/
New Zealand
#231
out of 649 players
Asia-Pacific
#17,465
in continent
World
#121,857
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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